Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Werner Kieser
Swiss entrepreneur and authorDied on Friday May 21st 2021
David Holman
British playwright (No Worries) and actorDied on Thursday May 20th 2021
Alix Dobkin
American folk singer-songwriter and memoiristDied on Thursday May 20th 2021
Tarannum Riyaz
Indian writerDied on Thursday May 20th 2021
Ghanashyam Dhal
Indian writerDied on Wednesday May 19th 2021
Hans Peter Schütz
German political journalist and writerDied on Wednesday May 19th 2021
Joaquín Benito de Lucas
Spanish writerDied on Wednesday May 19th 2021
Mykola Maletskyi
Ukrainian film director and screenwriter (Breakfast with a View to the Elbrus Mountains)Died on Tuesday May 18th 2021
László Patócs
Yugoslavian-Serbian journalist and criticDied on Tuesday May 18th 2021
Ki. Rajanarayanan
Indian folklorist and writerDied on Monday May 17th 2021
Məcnun Göyçəli
Azerbaijani poetDied on Monday May 17th 2021
Macnun Goycali
Azerbaijani poetDied on Monday May 17th 2021
Kevin Jackson
British writerDied on Monday May 17th 2021
Nikolai Maletsky
Ukrainian film director and screenwriter (Breakfast with a View to the Elbrus Mountains)Died on Monday May 17th 2021
Yauhien Anischanka
Belarusian writerDied on Monday May 17th 2021
Ranjita Jena
Indian writerDied on Monday May 17th 2021
Svetlana Necefova
Azerbaijani publicist and prose writerDied on Sunday May 16th 2021
Raimund Hoghe
German dancer and playwrightDied on Saturday May 15th 2021
Muhammed Ahmed Mansour
Yemeni writerDied on Saturday May 15th 2021
Subodh Chopra
Indian film director and writer (Tumsa Nahin Dekha: A Love Story)Died on Friday May 14th 2021
Nandyala Ravi
Indian film director and writer (Siva Manasulo SruthiDied on Friday May 14th 2021
Viliam Turčány
Slovak poetDied on Thursday May 13th 2021
Seamus Deane
Northern Irish poet and writer (Reading in the Dark)Died on Thursday May 13th 2021
César do Canto Machado
Brazilian writerDied on Thursday May 13th 2021
Jim Klobuchar
American journalist and author (Star Tribune)Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Inaya Jaber
Lebanese writer and journalistDied on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Rashid Meer
Indian poet and editor (Dhabak)Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Homen Borgohain
Indian journalist (Niyomiya Barta) and novelistDied on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Serge Bouchard
Canadian anthropologist and writerDied on Tuesday May 11th 2021
Vahur Afanasjev
Estonian writerDied on Tuesday May 11th 2021
Dennis Joseph
Indian screenwriter (NirakkoottuDied on Monday May 10th 2021
Murray Hedgcock
Australian cricket writer and journalistDied on Monday May 10th 2021
René Le Corre
French poetDied on Monday May 10th 2021
Ivan Konstantinovitsj Stadolnik
Belarusian poet and journalistDied on Sunday May 9th 2021
Musa Yaqub
Azerbaijani poetDied on Sunday May 9th 2021
Shamim Hanafi
Indian dramatist and literary criticDied on Saturday May 8th 2021
Shamim Hanfi
Indian dramatist and literary criticDied on Thursday May 6th 2021
Bhaskar Maiya
Indian authorDied on Thursday May 6th 2021
Timergali Kilmukhametov
Russian writer and university teacherDied on Thursday May 6th 2021
Michael Erlhoff
German writer and university teacher/Died on Thursday May 6th 2021
Andres Jaaksoo
Estonian writerDied on Wednesday May 5th 2021
Emine Işınsu
Turkish writerDied on Wednesday May 5th 2021
W. Royal Stokes
American writerDied on Wednesday May 5th 2021
Fikrat Goja
Azerbaijani poetDied on Wednesday May 5th 2021
Lord Of The Rings
Dutch art criticDied on Wednesday May 5th 2021
Subhadra Sen Gupta
Indian writerDied on Tuesday May 4th 2021
Bogdan Žižić
Croatian film director and screenwriterDied on Monday May 3rd 2021
Jesús Hilario Tundidor
Spanish poetDied on Monday May 3rd 2021
Jean Fontaine
French theologian and writerDied on Sunday May 2nd 2021
John Paul Leon
American comics book writer (StaticDied on Sunday May 2nd 2021
Martin Bookspan
American music broadcaster and authorDied on Sunday May 2nd 2021
Hasmik Daryan
Armenian poet and literary criticDied on Sunday May 2nd 2021
Kate Jennings
Australian poet and writerDied on Sunday May 2nd 2021
Alípio Freire
Brazilian writer and journalistDied on Saturday May 1st 2021
Lee Yeong-hui
South Korean politician (1981–1985 National Assembly member) and bestseller writerDied on Saturday May 1st 2021
Zhenia Vasylkivska
Russian poetDied on Saturday May 1st 2021
Jean-Guy Pilon
Quebec poetDied on Friday April 30th 2021
Willy Mckey
Venezuelan poet and writerDied on Friday April 30th 2021
Ronnie Govender
South African playwrightDied on Thursday April 29th 2021
Jason Matthews
American authorDied on Thursday April 29th 2021
Wakamatsu Jōtarō
Japanese poetDied on Thursday April 29th 2021
Onésimo Silveira
Cape Verdean politician and writerDied on Thursday April 29th 2021
Miguel Angel Furones
Spanish writer and creative directorDied on Thursday April 29th 2021
Charles Strum
American journalist and authorDied on Thursday April 29th 2021
Kunwar Bechain
Indian poetDied on Thursday April 29th 2021
Minou Petrowski
Russian-French-Canadian film critic and animatorDied on Thursday April 29th 2021
Berta Magnusson
Swedish writer and playwrightDied on Wednesday April 28th 2021
Gérard Montassier
French essayist and government officialDied on Wednesday April 28th 2021
Leela Nambudiripad
Indian children book writerDied on Tuesday April 27th 2021
Vasyl Bosovych
Ukrainian film screenwriterDied on Tuesday April 27th 2021
Vasiliy Bosovich
Ukrainian film screenwriterDied on Tuesday April 27th 2021